Elvis
Elvis Presley, who rocketed to stardom only the year before, received a Christmas card from Uncle Sam when he was drafted by the U.S. Army on this day in history, Dec. 20, 1957. “Dodging his civic duty was never even a consideration for the Tupelo, Mississippi-born singer,” according to Biography.com. “Despite his status as the […]
Austin Butler uncannily emulates Presley in a performance likely to make the actor a household name. The film portrays the singer’s meteoric rise, and shows Parker taking half of his earnings, and being prompt to head off any potential problems. When there is a furore about Presley’s hip movements, he cajoles the musician into creating […]
Does the phrase “That’s All Right, Mama” apply to the new “Elvis” movie… as in, “that’s all correct, ma’am”? No one is probably expecting that; any practiced watcher of biopics knows virtually any example will take deep liberties with the facts for dramatic purposes. And maybe it’s a given that a director who puts hip-hop […]
In 1994, Ray Charles sat down for an interview with NBC’s Bob Costas and gave a scathing critique of Elvis Presley. “To say that Elvis was so great and so outstanding, like he’s the king…the king of what?” Charles said. “I know too many artists that are far greater”—singers like Nat King Cole, who
It’s a 20th century showdown at the box office this weekend, with the baby boomer epic “Elvis” contending against Gen X revamp “Top Gun: Maverick” for the top spot on domestic charts. Director Baz Luhrmann’s biopic about the King of Rock and Roll is projected to draw $30 million from 3,906 theaters in its opening. […]
Warner Bros’ Baz Luhrmann-directed Elvis has grossed $3.5 million from all previews off 3,400 locations, which includes Tuesday fan events and Thursday night’s showtimes. Meanwhile, Universal/Blumhouse’s The Black Phone took in $3 million from showtimes that began at 5 p.m. yesterday at 2,800 sites. It’s
On the day of Austin Butler’s final screen test for “Elvis,” director Baz Luhrmann threw everything at him. Butler had spent five months building up to that moment, workshopping the role with Luhrmann, doing hair and make-up tests, rehearsing the songs. Against the odds, Butler had emerged as the unlikely favorite to land the role […]
A new bio pic aims to remind audiences of the King of Rock-and-Roll’s greatness May 25, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. EDT Illustration by Mark Weaver for The Washington Post. Original images: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images (legs); Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images (sign); ROBERTO SCHMIDT/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images (Graceland sign); Hulton Archive/Getty Images (crowd); RB/Redferns (Portrait); Robert Alexander/Getty Images […]
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